Colleen Taricani

Colleen Taricani is responsible for strategic communications, media relations and public relations for University of California, Irvine School of Law. Prior to joining UC Irvine School of Law, Taricani was a media relations and communications manager for Latham & Watkins, a global law firm. In that capacity, she directed the firm’s worldwide media relations and strategic communications to develop and implement brand identity. Taricani also worked as a journalist producing financial news television shows for CNBC and CNN in New York. Taricani practiced law in Orange County and received her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Iris Yokoi

Iris Yokoi is a 20-year veteran reporter and editor of
various Southern California newspapers, including the Orange County
Register, Long Beach Press-Telegram and Los Angeles Times. Highlights of those years include reporting on the rebuilding efforts in central Los Angeles after the 1992 riots; directing coverage of the dynamic Vietnamese-American community of Orange County; and leading the
launch and development of an entertainment/lifestyle web site,
SqueezeOC.com. The Southern California native is a graduate of
Pepperdine University.